You can place your order now for Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission: A Strategic Guide for Nonprofit Leaders, which will be published in March 2009. The book was edited by NTEN’s Executive Director, Holly Ross, former ED Katrin Verclas, and Special Projects Fellow Allison Levine. The authors are NTEN members (with one chapter contributed [...]

Tags: Email Marketing, IT Management, Online Fundraising, Social Media, Software, Web, Web 2.0

I recently received the following email: Dear Robert L. Weiner Consulting, We are a domain name register center in China. We have something important need to confirm with you. On the Nov23,2008, We received an application formally,one company which self-styled ” Robert L. Weiner Consulting Development Co.,Ltd. ” wanted to register ” rlweiner ” as [...]

Tags: Web

Writing in InMedia Connection, Seth Rosenblatt has mapped Dante’s 7 deadly sins to the world of Web site design. For instance, he compares Gluttony to "cluttered design, too many links, or a layout that looks like it was designed by committee." Lust is "trying really hard to get (visitors’) attention, perhaps by being overly flashy." [...]

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A TechSoup discussion last December compiled a list of time-saving computer tips and tricks. David Pogue from The New York Times asked his readers to help with a similar list, and the results are on the Times’ Web site. Some that were new to me: read more

Tags: Software, Web

The Pew Internet & American Life Project has published a study of Americans’ use of “cloud computing,” in which data and applications are stored online and are accessible via web browsers. The findings include: 69% of online Americans use webmail, store data online, or use web-based software programs. Users report high levels of concern that [...]

Tags: Security, Web

After testing www.cuil.com I can’t figure out what the buzz is about. I like the categorization feature, but that’s about it (and clusty does a better job). But the actual search results are disappointing and downright weird. Of course, I searched for my own name. When I don’t put quotes around my name, I get [...]

Tags: Search Engines, Web

While working to increase traffic to your website or better highlight your campaigns, I’m sure many of you have encountered the big ‘SEO’ issues. Not sure what SEO is? Search Engine Optimization is a term that started with the corporate world—all those companies competing to ensure that their links pop up at the top of [...]

Tags: SEO, Web

The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently held an online forum with Beth Kanter of Beth’s Blog and Jonathon Colman of The Nature Conservancy. They addressed questions such as: What are the best methods for driving traffic to your Web site? How should I promote my organization’s Facebook page? How do we increase visibility for our campaign [...]

Tags: Online Fundraising, Web

NTEN published the results of its Content Management System Satisfaction Survey a couple of weeks back, so if you haven’t seen it yet and are considering different CMS types for your organization, it’d be worth taking a look. More than 1,000 people participated in the survey, providing ratings for more than 27 different systems ranging [...]

Tags: CMS, Web